You are probably both right. The interface depends on timing. If you type
several characters per second, you can zero in on your filename. If you go
slower than perhaps one character per second, you must repeatedly type the
same letter. I don't know the exact threshold, but that's the behavior in
Windows Explorer list boxes.
At 10:52 AM 7/29/2006, you wrote:
>Bailey, Bruce wrote:
>
>>File lists in Windows Explorer use
>>first-letter-only-check-where-you-are-repeat-as-necessary whereas email
>>lists in Outlook uses type-as-many-letters-as-you-like-and-jump-there.
>
>A minor point: unless I'm misunderstanding, I think that's wrong...Win
>Explorer lets you type as many letters as you like to refine your selection.
>
>P
>--
>Patrick H. Lauke
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